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5 days, 19 hours ago

Wall Street today: US stock markets closed to observe National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter

US stock markets remained closed on Thursday, January 9, to observe a National Day of Mourning for former president Jimmy Carter. The National Day of Mourning was declared by US President Joe Biden, following Carter's demise at the age of 100. On Wednesday, US stocks ended little changed as investors digested the impact of two conflicting sets of jobs data …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral: Everything you need to know about schedule and events

Live Mint

The State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place at Washington National Cathedral, located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, on Thursday, at 10 am EST. His funeral will include a series of events, starting on January 4, 2025, in Georgia, and culminating in a National Funeral Service at Washington National Cathedral. Summary of the …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

State funeral to be held for former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh ghat

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's final journey will commence from the 24 Akbar Road All India Congress Committee headquarters to the Nigam Bodh Ghat at 9.30 am on Saturday. "We in the Congress party and the people of India will forever be proud and grateful that we had a leader like Manmohan Singh, whose contributions to India's progress …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

AP: Anitha opens Disaster Management training seminar

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has said the Andhra Pradesh government is well-equipped to tackle any disaster under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. She stated this during the inauguration of a three-day training seminar on disaster risk reduction at the National Institute of Disaster Management campus in Gannavaram on Monday. The minister said, “The government has sufficient funds …

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1 month ago

Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse

LA Times

Caribou gather in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in June. “I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer. A 2023 NASA aerial spectrometer study found some 2 million “hot spots,” often associated with areas scorched by wildfire, emitting more than 3,000 parts per million of methane between …

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Farmers' protest: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking clearance of blockades on Punjab highways

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to Centre and others to clear blockades on highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. Security personnel shower flower petals on farmers gathered during a protest at the Punjab-Haryana state Shambhu border in Punjab on December 8, 2024. Shambu for more than one year and recently have blocked national …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

INDIA bloc leaders to hold protests in Delhi over Manipur situation: Congress leader

Deccan Chronicle

Imphal: Manipur Congress chief Keisham Meghachandra on Thursday said the INDIA bloc is planning to launch protests in New Delhi to demand normalcy in the strife-torn northeastern state. Many political leaders in the assembly and outside it have urged the dispensation to initiate talks, but till today there has been none," Meghachandra told reporters here. Meghachandra also criticised Chief Minister …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump plan to use military in deportations should stand up in court

Hindustan Times

* Trump plan to use military in deportations should stand up in court Trump advisers say troops could build detention camps * 1878 law bars U.S. military from domestic law enforcement * Every president since Clinton has made limited use of troops By Tom Hals Nov 26 - President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to use the U.S. military to help …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation to build unified market

China Daily

By Wang Keju | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-19 07:35 A view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. China will push ahead with the building of a unified national market as part of the country's efforts to foster a more equitable and well-ordered development environment for market players, the State Council — the nation's Cabinet — said on Friday. The …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

China Sets Ambitious Plan to Establish Unified National Market

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang held an executive meeting to discuss and implement measures for establishing a unified national market. The meeting focused on unifying fundamental market rules, fair and unified market regulation, and high connectivity of market infrastructure. Local governments were instructed to eliminate regional protectionism and market segmentation, address obstacles to economic circulation, and facilitate the smooth and extensive …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics

LA Times

Former President Trump walks outside the Chez What furniture store as he visits Valdosta, Ga., a town affected by Hurricane Helene, on Monday. Former President Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters have called for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit …

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4 months ago

President signs order awarding state honors

China Daily

President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order on Friday awarding 15 individuals national medals and honorary titles for their outstanding contributions to the country's development as the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Ten figures were awarded national honorary titles, which are conferred on those who have greatly contributed to — and achieved success in — …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Refund Offer From Builder After Long Delay Considered Inadequate: NCDRC

Live Law

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, presided by Mr. Subhash Chandra and Dr. Sadhna Shanker, held Lucknow Development Authority liable for deficiency in service. The Commission held that a buyer can not be made to wait indefinitely for possession, and a refund offer from the builder after a long delay is inadequate. The complainant filed a complaint before the State …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Company pursues national park's green development

China Daily

In the vast woodland of Kuocangshan National Forest Park in Taizhou city, Zhejiang province, a group of workers from State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Company dressed in their work uniforms and carrying their tools ventured deep into the heart of the forest to conduct on-site inspections of the power lines there. Over the years, the State Grid Taizhou Power Supply …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan re-elected as LJP(RV) chief at Ranchi meet

The Hindu

Union Minister Chirag Paswan was on Sunday re-elected as the national president of Lok Janshakti Party for the next five years. Mr. Paswan asserted at the meeting that his party is willing to contest the Assembly election in Jharkhand to strengthen its support base in the tribal-dominated State. I have sought suggestions from them on contesting Assembly elections and what …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide after heavy rain

Hindustan Times

Traffic was blocked on a stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 after rain triggered a landslide near 4 Miles on Tuesday morning. A stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway 21 was closed due to a landslide triggered by heavy rain at 4 Miles near Pandoh in Mandi district on Tuesday. The state emergency operation centre said that at least 50 …

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5 months ago

Terms of inclusion: Exclusion and authoritarianism in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times

A student upsurge in Bangladesh opened up old wounds, created fresh ones and eventually culminated in the toppling of the regime. Apparently identical, the 'Bengalee nationalism' of the Awami League and the 'Bangladeshi nationalism' associated with the BNP, differed markedly in terms of emphasis on language and culture, inclusion and exclusion of 'nationals' and 'aliens'. The return of the Awami …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition urge Centre to declare Wayanad landslides a ‘national disaster’

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The opposition leaders in the Rajya Sabha slammed the Centre for a failed Early Warning System for floods in Kerala’s Wayanad, even as many expressed concerns over the incident that struck the southern Indian state. “I, however, urge the Union government not to get the Kerala government to pay for these services like we had to pay during …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar's military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The military regime that seized …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Concern over ‘unscientific projection’ of GDP rate as nation’s prime growth indicator

The Hindu

A talk on ‘Tall claims and bleak realities - features of the contemporary Indian economy’ by Kerala State Planning Board member R. Ramkumar on July 26 expressed concern over the unscientific projection of gross domestic product rates as the nation’s prime growth indicator when the per capita Income was continuing at a very low rate. Presenting his view points at …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

China to optimize layout of state capital

China Daily

BEIJING - China will accelerate the process of optimizing the layout of state capital and centrally-administered State-owned enterprises and adjusting their structure, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said. Zhang Yuzhuo, chairman of the commission, said at a seminar for executives of centrally administered SOEs from Monday to Tuesday that it will work to steer …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Reasonable accommodations and disability rights

The Hindu

The principle of reasonable accommodations is foregrounded in the legal framework through the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. However, compliance with this standard can only thrive in an ecosystem where institutions realise that in addition to fulfilling the legal mandate, an investment in RAs can also generate tangible business benefits for them. Since the rights of PwDs directly …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Key visit heralds new era of Sino-Tajik ties

China Daily

President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at Dushanbe airport, Tajikistan, on Thursday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping's state visit to Tajikistan will usher in a new era of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China, a senior Tajik official said, noting that the enduring bond between the two neighbors dates back to the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatwave toll nears 143, over 41,000 heatstroke cases reported so far in India | Top updates

Hindustan Times

The scorching heatwave, particularly affecting northern India, has resulted in the loss of nearly 143 lives nationwide, according to the health ministry sources cited by news agency PTI on Friday. Acting on directives from Union Health Minister JP Nadda, the ministry has issued an advisory to state health departments regarding the ‘Heatwave Season 2024’. Top updates - Between March 1 …

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Wall Street today: US stock markets closed to observe National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral: Everything you need to know about schedule and events

State funeral to be held for former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh ghat

AP: Anitha opens Disaster Management training seminar

Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse

Farmers' protest: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking clearance of blockades on Punjab highways

INDIA bloc leaders to hold protests in Delhi over Manipur situation: Congress leader

Trump plan to use military in deportations should stand up in court

Nation to build unified market

China Sets Ambitious Plan to Establish Unified National Market

Trump slams U.S. response to Helene. His own disaster-response record is marked by politics

President signs order awarding state honors

Refund Offer From Builder After Long Delay Considered Inadequate: NCDRC

State Grid Taizhou Power Supply Company pursues national park's green development

Chirag Paswan re-elected as LJP(RV) chief at Ranchi meet

Himachal: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked due to landslide after heavy rain

Terms of inclusion: Exclusion and authoritarianism in Bangladesh

Opposition urge Centre to declare Wayanad landslides a ‘national disaster’

Myanmar's military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages

Concern over ‘unscientific projection’ of GDP rate as nation’s prime growth indicator

China to optimize layout of state capital

Reasonable accommodations and disability rights

Key visit heralds new era of Sino-Tajik ties

Heatwave toll nears 143, over 41,000 heatstroke cases reported so far in India | Top updates